I just registered for an event thats will be held in August – British inland Waterways on the Air, and I was the first to register. So the River Hamble is first… Read Article →
If you have read some of my earlier posts you will have heard about APRS messenger testing Ive been doing along with some of the members of the Portable Digital & QRP… Read Article →
when you live on a boat knowing about the weather is always handy and quite important. It’s also quite useful when you are putting up antennas for amateur radio. So to begin… Read Article →
This week has seen a couple of updates to the APRS Messenger software it now includes MFSK-4 which has worked very well, I was able to send a message to Julian – OH8STN… Read Article →
This weekend I joined in with some more APRS over HF using the APRS Messenger Software sending position reports and messages using a laptop connected to the radio. As it had stopped snowing… Read Article →
this weekend I will be playing with APRS over HF on the 30m band. Click the link to Julian’s website for more details: HFAPRS Weekend 03-05 March 2018 http://oh8stn.org/blog
While I was setting up a Raspberry Pi to decode AIS messages I had a look at whats available for the Pi and found that they now do a 7″ touch screen. This… Read Article →
So I guess most people’s first question will be “Whats AIS?” Basically boats and ships send out their position and speed using AIS (Automatic Identification System) and other ships receive the message… Read Article →
Sending email via HF radio is much easier than you might think. If you know how to set up your radio to use Amateur Digital modes then you are most of the… Read Article →
Its always enjoyable to work someone new on a new band, even better when it’s a special event station. This evening I thought I would try my random wire and IT-100 LDG… Read Article →